Exodus 22

1 If a man steals an ox or a sheep and kills it or sells it, then he must pay five oxen for one ox, and four sheep for one sheep.

If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.

2 If a thief is found breaking in, and if he is struck so that he dies, in that case no guilt for murder will attach to anyone on his account.

If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him.

3 But if the sun has risen before he breaks in, guilt for murder will attach to the person who kills him. A thief must make restitution. If he has nothing, then he must be sold for his theft.

If the sun be risen on him, there shall be blood shed for him; for he should make full restitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.

4 If the stolen animal is found alive in his possession, whether it is an ox, a donkey, or a sheep, he must pay back double.

If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double.

5 If a man grazes his livestock in a field or vineyard and lets his animal loose, and it grazes in another man's field, he must make restitution from the best of his own field and from the best of his own vineyard.

If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall put in his beast, and shall feed in another man’s field; of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard, shall he make restitution.

6 If a fire breaks out and spreads in thorns so that stacked grain, or standing grain, or a field is consumed, the one who started the fire must surely make restitution.

If fire break out, and catch in thorns, so that the stacks of corn, or the standing corn, or the field, be consumed therewith; he that kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.

7 If a man gives money or goods to his neighbor for safe keeping, and if it is stolen out of the man's house, if the thief is found, that thief must pay double.

If a man shall deliver to his neighbor money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man’s house; if the thief be found, let him pay double.

8 But if the thief is not found, then the owner of the house must come before the judges to see whether he has put his own hand on his neighbor's property.

If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought to the judges, to see whether he have put his hand to his neighbor’s goods.

9 For every dispute about something, whether it is an ox, a donkey, a sheep, clothing, or any other missing thing about which one says, “This belongs to me,” the claim of both parties must come before the judges. The man whom the judges find guilty must pay double to his neighbor.

For all manner of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing which another challenges to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; and whom the judges shall condemn, he shall pay double to his neighbor.

10 If a man gives his neighbor a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any animal to keep, and if it dies or is hurt or is carried away without anyone seeing it,

If a man deliver to his neighbor an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, to keep; and it die, or be hurt, or driven away, no man seeing it:

11 an oath to Yahweh must be taken by them both, as to whether or not one person has put his hand on his neighbor's property. The owner must accept this, and the other will make no restitution.

Then shall an oath of the LORD be between them both, that he has not put his hand to his neighbor’s goods; and the owner of it shall accept thereof, and he shall not make it good.

12 But if it was stolen from him, the other must make restitution to the owner for it.

And if it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution to the owner thereof.

13 If an animal was torn in pieces, let the other man bring the animal as evidence. He will not have to pay for what was torn.

If it be torn in pieces, then let him bring it for witness, and he shall not make good that which was torn.

14 If a man borrows any animal from his neighbor and the animal is injured or dies without the owner being with it, the other man must surely make restitution.

And if a man borrow something of his neighbor, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof being not with it, he shall surely make it good.

15 But if the owner was with it, the other man will not have to pay; if the animal was hired, it will be paid for by its hiring fee.

But if the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good: if it be an hired thing, it came for his hire.

16 If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged, and if he sleeps with her, he must surely make her his wife by paying the bride wealth required for this.

And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.

17 If her father completely refuses to give her to him, he must pay money equal to the bride wealth of virgins.

If her father utterly refuse to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.

18 You must not allow a sorceress to live.

You shall not suffer a witch to live.

19 Whoever sleeps with a beast must surely be put to death.

Whoever lies with a beast shall surely be put to death.

20 Whoever sacrifices to any god except to Yahweh must be completely destroyed.

He that sacrifices to any god, save to the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.

21 You must not wrong a foreigner or oppress him, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

You shall neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.

22 You must not mistreat any widow or fatherless child.

You shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.

23 If you afflict them at all, and if they call out to me, I will surely hear their call.

If you afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all to me, I will surely hear their cry;

24 My anger will burn, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives will become widows, and your children will become fatherless.

And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.

25 If you lend money to any of my people among you who are poor, you must not be like a moneylender to him or charge him interest.

If you lend money to any of my people that is poor by you, you shall not be to him as an usurer, neither shall you lay on him usury.

26 If you take your neighbor's garment in pledge, you must return it to him before the sun goes down,

If you at all take your neighbor’s raiment to pledge, you shall deliver it to him by that the sun goes down:

27 for that is his only covering; it is his garment for his body. What else can he sleep in? When he calls out to me, I will hear him, for I am compassionate.

For that is his covering only, it is his raiment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he cries to me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.

28 You must not blaspheme me, God, nor curse a ruler of your people.

You shall not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of your people.

29 You must not hold back offerings from your harvest or your winepresses. You must give to me the firstborn of your sons.

You shall not delay to offer the first of your ripe fruits, and of your liquors: the firstborn of your sons shall you give to me.

30 You must also do the same with your oxen and your sheep. For seven days they may remain with their mothers, but on the eighth day you must give them to me.

Likewise shall you do with your oxen, and with your sheep: seven days it shall be with his dam; on the eighth day you shall give it me.

31 You will be people that are set apart for me. So you must not eat any meat that was torn by animals in the field. Instead, you must throw it to the dogs.

And you shall be holy men to me: neither shall you eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; you shall cast it to the dogs.